Paper Garden Community Project
The project team has supported Global Generation to deliver their new classroom at their Paper Garden site. Bringing both trade and technical expertise to the project, the team has provided project, commercial, and programme management throughout the build, as well as a full-time labourer on site for six months. Working with Global Generation and their Architects, the team has developed...
Biophilic Façade
This project will be the first of it’s kind to have a Biophilic façade. It refers to the utilisation of live plant species and the creation of a ‘live’ environment cavity along the façade that could support the species. This cavity is designed to be a fully automated, irrigated, ventilated and climate controlled space. Two layers of glass (double skin)...
Material Passports
A new method for carbon reduction in typically intensive new materials was implemented by this contractor, putting circular economy principles into practice. Materials Passports are digital documents that report everything you need to know about the building’s component parts to facilitate future re-use at a much-reduced carbon count. Taking waste from one project and using it as a resource for...
Prefabricated Wall System
This company have worked with their subcontractor to implement a new prefabricated wall system ‘Eekowall’ on site and is the first project in London to have used the system. The panels come to site pre-assembled to the correct height and slot in to one another, requiring simple fixing and then tape and jointing or skimming. This reduces waste with a...
Hollow Drill Bits 
Several drill manufacturers including Dewalt, Hilti and Milwaukee now provide hollow drill bits which allow the dust created when drilling holes to be extracted via the bit when drilling. The drill bits have an on-board dust extractor port that can be connected to a vacuum hose. Since dust is extracted as the hole is drilled, there is less risk if...
UK Modern Slavery Act e-learning
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act requires companies to demonstrate the actions being taken to ensure that modern slavery is not occurring within the supply chain. Every year they must produce a statement that quantifies the activities we have undertaken to help meet this objective. At Mace we have developed our policies in response to this legislation and begun taking positive...
Newton Waterproof Membrane Recycling Service
By returning HDPE membrane off-cuts from site to Newton headquarters in Tonbridge via backloads, the material is then initially processed in-house. Working closely with the UK’s largest non-profit recycling organisation RECOUP in order to set up the necessary relationships with both a plastics reprocessor and an end-manufacturer who will use the recycled material. Newton is the first waterproofing materials supplier...
Interactive Safety Induction Video
It is essential that health and safety issues are thoroughly addressed during the induction process, as this ensures the safety of all those on site. However, it can be hard to make this message memorable and ensure operatives pay attention to vital safety details. See the examples below for how one site addressed this: The site worked with a multimedia...
Embodied Carbon Model
This contractor has created an embodied carbon model for the project at RIBA Stage 4, using OneClick LCA. The results show that the embodied emissions will be 727 kg CO2e/m2. As the project progresses, this model is being updated to reflect final quantities of materials procured, all environmental product declarations use on the project and final site emissions data. This...
Bleed Control Kits
A bleed control kit has been installed on site with the intention to then roll this out across all contractor projects. The contractor aims to raise awareness against knife crime whilst also providing critical assistance should there be a related incident and somebody need vital treatment. To find out more, click the link below.
Hoarding Food Collection Points
Mace’s 21 Moorfields team has launched the 21 MoorFood campaign in March to collect donations to help the homeless in the City of London. The campaign is part of the team’s ongoing effort to encourage the construction team and site neighbours to help those in need. 8,000 people sleep rough on the streets of London every year and a great...
XCarb Renewably Produced and Recycled Steel
The contractor is using the lowest embodied carbon structural steel product available and is the first project in UK to use this. The steel comes with a cost uplift over other rolled steel sections. Wider uptake of this will help to significantly reduce the embodied carbon impacts of the built environment. To find out more, click the link below.
Beehives and Community Design
This contractor engaged the local youth club through a science club they delivered to design labels for the honey produced by the beehives located on the roof of the project office. The 40 thousand bees on site produced over 70 jars of honey. The children were given jars of the honey with the winning design on them. This is part...
Safety through Observation, Discussion and Action
The project has implemented a new approach to support reviewing health and safety on site in real-time. Safety through Observation, Discussion and Action (SODA) consists of SODA champions, usually construction or H&S managers, observing behaviours of trade contractor teams and using the prompt questions in the SODA app as a conversation starter to engage with the workforce. These questions are...
Doorminator for Heavy Door Installs
A mechanical piece of equipment called the Doorminator 40100 from Paragon Pro, is being used by one of the trade contractors to assist with the install of the heavy, fire-rated doors. The door is into place on the Doorminator instead of being lifted. The item has a load capacity of 181.4kg, can install doors of up to 3m high by...
